This is a brew
bottled by the Catawissa Bottling Company in the rolling hills of Central Pennsylvania. They say they have been making Big Bens since 1926. They appear to stay true to simplicity, as the website looks like it was built in the 1990s, early Netscape Navigator. That is about all the information I could find on them. Unfortunately, there is little history, as
I like to have a full background.
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Sugar, Caramel Color, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate (preservative), Citric Acid, Yucca Extractives, and Acacia.
I had never seen Acacia before and am still trying to understand why it was added. Then I tried to see what Yucca Extractive was. Web
MD explained it best at this link.
Nutrition
12 oz (from the bottle)
180 Calories
30 mg
Sodium.
44g
(15%) of Daily Carbohydrates
0 mg
Caffeine
Aroma and Flavor –
1.5 out of 3 mugs
Upon opening the bottle, either I had a bad cold or the water was in the bottle. It was nothing extraordinary.
At first drink, I was delighted. (The reason it scored that high!) As I continued, the pleasure waned. It has a very soft and sugary
taste. The sodium content is high.
Head – 0.5 out of 3
mugs
What, there is a
head? Where is it? It was nearly non-existent. The little foam appearance ring around
the outside of the class remained, but not much to be proud of in a head.
Zip - 1 out of 3 mugs
The beverage was average in zip. It had low carbonation and a slightly creamy taste, but it could have left a
lasting impression.
Post Consumption
Impression – 1 out of 3 mugs
While it was not
considered bad, the more I drank, the less I appreciated the beverage. There is more of a slight root beer
taste with an excessive sugar taste.
It reminds me of a moderately flat Barq’s.
Would I recommend
this at 4 out of 12 mugs?
If you were to have several friends who
wanted to try this, go ahead but limit the brew to 2 ounces. As the first taste was tolerable, finishing the bottle was the issue.
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